On Fri, 16 Mar 2007 22:22:55 GMT, "Dimitri"
wrote:

3 cups cooked elbow macaroni

The OP wanted something that didn't need pre cooking.

--
Zilbandy

Zilbandy said...

On Fri, 16 Mar 2007 22:22:55 GMT, "Dimitri"
wrote:

3 cups cooked elbow macaroni

The OP wanted something that didn't need pre cooking.


True but the OP also mentions he has a 42 oz. box of elbow dry elbow
macaroni.

There's no dish I know of that doesn't require cooking pasta in water
first. He'll have to cook it first, then drain and toss in a can of
condensed cheddar cheese soup (simplest) and stir it up to hot then serve.

If he had the refrigerated "fresh" macaroni you can buy at the market, he
could then make an all-in-one-step casserole or toss some into a pot of
favorite soup is another possibility.

Otherwise the frozen kind is a good option. I'd recommend Marie Callendar's
frozen meat lasagna to upstage ordinary mac 'n' cheese.

Imho,

Andy

"kilikini" wrote

jmcquown wrote:

You could always get a decent high-level chair or bar-stool and sit
there while you cook.

That's what I do when I'm cooking. I have TFM® pull out a stool (okay,
that
sounds awful g) and I sit on it in front of the stove. Works for me!

(laugh) All of a sudden that Pull my finger routine doesn't seem so bad.

nnacy

If you have a Trader Joes's near you, buy their frozen mac & cheese. It
is majorly fattening but tastes SO good.

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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
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BookWight wrote:
Hi -

due to physical limitations, I can't stand in the kitchen for long
periods of time. Looking for a mac & cheese recipe that I can just
throw everything together & bake. Something in a crockpot would be
a bonus.

You could always get a decent high-level chair or bar-stool and sit
there while you cook.

Jill


Marry me. Seriously. I love your simple solutions. Your brains are
sexy. I want you. Bad.


:-)

LOL I thought your solution was more simple than mine!



We should discuss it over dinner. Mussels in pernod-cream sauce.

jmcquown wrote:
BookWight wrote:
Hi -

due to physical limitations, I can't stand in the kitchen for long
periods of time. Looking for a mac & cheese recipe that I can just
throw everything together & bake. Something in a crockpot would be a
bonus.

You could always get a decent high-level chair or bar-stool and sit
there while you cook.

Jill

That's what I do when I'm cooking. I have TFM® pull out a stool (okay, that
sounds awful g) and I sit on it in front of the stove. Works for me!

kili

jmcquown wrote:
Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
"JoeSpareBedroom"
:

"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
BookWight wrote:
Hi -

due to physical limitations, I can't stand in the kitchen for long
periods of time. Looking for a mac & cheese recipe that I can
just throw everything together & bake. Something in a crockpot
would be a bonus.

You could always get a decent high-level chair or bar-stool and sit
there while you cook.

Jill


Marry me. Seriously. I love your simple solutions. Your brains are
sexy. I want you. Bad.

I've got a kicking pic of her. Her bod is quite nice too. Not that
I'd be all that interested The chair/stool idea is pretty good. I
tend to complicate everything. Pre-cooked macaroni... indeed!

Michael

Michael, I'm blushing! What a sweet thing to say! And considering
my age and all... EBG

Jill

Yeah, you old fart. LOL.

kili --- giggling

"BookWight" wrote in message
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Wandering along the edges of rec.food.cooking, I found the following bit
of electronic flotsam written by "JoeSpareBedroom"
in :

Sometimes, there's a good reason to buy Stouffer's frozen mac &
cheese, which really isn't such a bad thing. This is one of those
times.


At times, however, one finds oneself with a 48 oz package of elbow
macaroni
which, for reasons of economy, practically begs to be used for something.

Better to give them away than to ruin them.

"Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" wrote in message
6.121...
"JoeSpareBedroom"
:

"jmcquown" wrote in message
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BookWight wrote:
Hi -

due to physical limitations, I can't stand in the kitchen for long
periods of time. Looking for a mac & cheese recipe that I can just
throw everything together & bake. Something in a crockpot would be
a bonus.

You could always get a decent high-level chair or bar-stool and sit
there while you cook.

Jill


Marry me. Seriously. I love your simple solutions. Your brains are
sexy. I want you. Bad.

I've got a kicking pic of her. Her bod is quite nice too. Not that I'd
be
all that interested The chair/stool idea is pretty good. I tend to
complicate everything. Pre-cooked macaroni... indeed!

Michael


How much you want for that picture? :-)

"jmcquown" wrote in message
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Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
"JoeSpareBedroom"
:

"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
BookWight wrote:
Hi -

due to physical limitations, I can't stand in the kitchen for long
periods of time. Looking for a mac & cheese recipe that I can just
throw everything together & bake. Something in a crockpot would be
a bonus.

You could always get a decent high-level chair or bar-stool and sit
there while you cook.

Jill


Marry me. Seriously. I love your simple solutions. Your brains are
sexy. I want you. Bad.

I've got a kicking pic of her. Her bod is quite nice too. Not that
I'd be all that interested The chair/stool idea is pretty good. I
tend to complicate everything. Pre-cooked macaroni... indeed!

Michael

Michael, I'm blushing! What a sweet thing to say! And considering my age
and all... EBG

Jill

You wimmins are so confused about this age thing. It's tragic.

Dimitri wrote:
"BookWight" wrote in message
...
Hi -

due to physical limitations, I can't stand in the kitchen for long periods
of time. Looking for a mac & cheese recipe that I can just throw
everything together & bake. Something in a crockpot would be a bonus.


Crock pot Mac & Cheese

3 cups cooked elbow macaroni
1 tablespoon butter, melted
2 cups evaporated milk
3 cups shredded sharp process cheese or American cheese
1/4 cup finely chopped green pepper
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
PREPARATION:
Toss macaroni with butter or margarine. Add remaining ingredients. Pour into
lightly greased slow cooker. Cover and cook on High 2 to 3 hours, stirring once
or twice.
Serves 4

Dimitri


I'm lacking the original post, so please let me post this here.

Not as good as the recipes that require precooked pasta, but
useful:

World's Easiest Mac and Cheese (at least 6 large servings)

3 tbsps butter (can use less)
2 1/2 c uncooked elbow macaroni (I used Dreamfields)
1/2 tsp salt
several grinds of pepper
a few pinches of dry mustard (if desired)
paprika (if desired)
3/4 lb sharp cheddar cheese, grated (I used the pregrated stuff*)
1 qt milk (I used half 2 percent milk and half 2 percent Carb
Countdown**)

Melt butter in [8x12"***] baking dish. Dump uncooked macaroni
into melted butter and stir until macaroni is coated. Stir in
seasonings and then the cheese, trying to distribute the
cheese pretty evenly. Pour milk over the top. Bake at 325
degrees for 1 hour.*** Do not stir while baking.
While this is not an unctuous mac and cheese, the ease of
preparation makes up for that (at least sometimes). The top
gets browned, and, at least if you bake it the 10 extra
minutes (see below), there is a nice crusty layer on the bottom.
Comments:
*I might go as high as 1 lb. It is also possible that I might
try mixing 1 lb grated cheese and 1 lb, um, Velveeta, cut into
little pieces or possibly grated, to see if the results would
be creamier.
**There seemed to be a slight separation of the milk, which I
attribute to the Carb Countdown. Why did I use half of each?
Because I was very undecided as to the wisdom of using Carb
Countdown milk in toto, since there have been SOME reports of
separation.
***I actually intended to halve the recipe and use a 8X6" pan.
I somehow forgot that until after I had the ingredients
measured and the butter melted in a 7X11 (or thereabouts
pan--I do recall it had 11 c capacity). I decided that would
hold the given amount of ingredients, so I proceeded to use
that pan. There was some unabsorbed milk on top, so I cooked
the mac for 10 more minutes. Even though it was still not
totally dry, I decided to stop there. I suspect this happened
because of the smaller surface area--which would not only
affect the evaporation, but would also affect how long it took
the liquid to become hot. This liquid did seem to be
absorbed after I took the pan from the oven and ate a nice
serving of it. I would suggest that you either use the pan
size suggested (which I seem not to have) or that you reduce
the liquid a bit, possibly 1/2 cup at first.

Jean B., thinking of a version that included chopped green
chiles...

--
Jean B.

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
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Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
"JoeSpareBedroom"
:

"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
BookWight wrote:
Hi -

due to physical limitations, I can't stand in the kitchen for
long periods of time. Looking for a mac & cheese recipe that I
can just throw everything together & bake. Something in a
crockpot would be a bonus.

You could always get a decent high-level chair or bar-stool and
sit there while you cook.

Jill


Marry me. Seriously. I love your simple solutions. Your brains are
sexy. I want you. Bad.

I've got a kicking pic of her. Her bod is quite nice too. Not that
I'd be all that interested The chair/stool idea is pretty good.
I tend to complicate everything. Pre-cooked macaroni... indeed!

Michael

Michael, I'm blushing! What a sweet thing to say! And considering
my age and all... EBG

Jill

You wimmins are so confused about this age thing. It's tragic.

All I'm sayin' is what you see on magazine covers usually isn't close to 50,
more like 15. LOL I really have no problem with my age. The old adage
you're not getting older, you're getting better couldn't be more true!
Women are (or should consider themselves to be) like fine wine. We only
improve with age (and a bit of wisdom, like sit down if you can't stand up
when you cook!) LOL

jmcquown wrote on 17 Mar 2007 in rec.food.cooking

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
"JoeSpareBedroom"
:

"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
BookWight wrote:
Hi -

due to physical limitations, I can't stand in the kitchen for
long periods of time. Looking for a mac & cheese recipe that I
can just throw everything together & bake. Something in a
crockpot would be a bonus.

You could always get a decent high-level chair or bar-stool and
sit there while you cook.

Jill


Marry me. Seriously. I love your simple solutions. Your brains
are sexy. I want you. Bad.

I've got a kicking pic of her. Her bod is quite nice too. Not
that I'd be all that interested The chair/stool idea is pretty
good. I tend to complicate everything. Pre-cooked macaroni...
indeed!

Michael

Michael, I'm blushing! What a sweet thing to say! And considering
my age and all... EBG

Jill

You wimmins are so confused about this age thing. It's tragic.

All I'm sayin' is what you see on magazine covers usually isn't close
to 50, more like 15. LOL I really have no problem with my age. The
old adage you're not getting older, you're getting better couldn't be
more true! Women are (or should consider themselves to be) like fine
wine. We only improve with age (and a bit of wisdom, like sit down if
you can't stand up when you cook!) LOL




several mac & cheese crock pot recipe...I like the mushroom soup version.
I use crumbled bacon I cooked instead of the bottled stuff.


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All-Day Macaroni And Cheese

none

8 ounces elbow macaroni; cooked, drained
12 ounces evaporated milk
1 1/2 cups milk
2 eggs
4 cups shredded Cheddar cheese; divided
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper

Place the cooked macaroni in a slow cooker that has been coated with
nonstick vegetable spray. Add the remaining ingredients except 1 cup of
the cheese; mix well. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese, then cover
and cook on LOW for 5 to 6 hours, or until the mixture is firm and golden
around the edges. Do not remove the cover or stir until the macaroni has
finished cooking.
This recipe yields 4 servings.


Source:
"Waldine Van Geffen on www.prodigy.net Food BB"
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Per serving: 869 Calories (kcal); 50g Total Fat; (52% calories from fat);
47g Protein; 57g Carbohydrate; 249mg Cholesterol; 1401mg Sodium
Food Exchanges: 3 Grain(Starch); 4 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 7
Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates

NOTES : Recipe originally from "One-Pot, One Meal"

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Yield: 4 servings

Preparation Time: 0:00


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Barbara's Macaroni And Cheese In Crock Pot

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1 large box macaroni; cooked, drained
2 tablespoons oil
2 sticks margarine
1 large can evaporated milk
1 1/2 cups milk
1 large onion; chopped fine
3 cups grated Cheddar cheese - (12 oz)
1 can Cheddar cheese soup

Oil crock pot, mix all ingredients, using only 1/2 of the grated cheese.
Put mixture in crock pot and put remaining cheese on top. Let simmer in
crock pot for 4 or more hours.
This recipe yields ?? servings.


Source:
"Southern U.S. Cuisine (crockpot collection) at
http://southernfood.about.com"
S(Formatted for MC5):
"08-03-1999 by Joe Comiskey - "




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Per serving: 2860 Calories (kcal); 242g Total Fat; (75% calories from
fat);
46g Protein; 132g Carbohydrate; 124mg Cholesterol; 2589mg Sodium
Food Exchanges: 5 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 47
1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates


Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Contributor: n/a

Yield: 0 servings

Preparation Time: 0:00


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Crock Pot Macaroni And Cheese

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1 package macaroni - (16 oz); cooked, drained
1 tablespoon salad oil
1 can evaporated milk - (13 oz)
1 1/2 cups milk
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1/2 cup melted butter

Lightly grease crock pot. Toss macaroni and oil. Add all remaining
ingredients. Stir, cover and cook on LOW 3 to 4 hours, stirring
occasionally.
This recipe yields ?? servings.


Source:
"Southern U.S. Cuisine (crockpot collection) at
http://southernfood.about.com"
S(Formatted for MC5):
"08-03-1999 by Joe Comiskey - "




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Per serving: 2528 Calories (kcal); 231g Total Fat; (81% calories from
fat);
98g Protein; 21g Carbohydrate; 655mg Cholesterol; 5359mg Sodium
Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 12 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 38
Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates


Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Contributor: n/a

Yield: 0 servings

Preparation Time: 0:00


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Farmhouse Macaroni And Cheese

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3 cups cooked elbow macaroni; rinsed, drained
2 tablespoons Hormel Bacon Bits
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 3/4 cups stewed tomatoes - (14 1/2 oz can); undrained
1 1/2 cups shredded Kraft reduced-fat Cheddar
1 can Healthy Request cream of mushroom soup
(10 3/4 oz)

In a slow cooker, combine macaroni, bacon bits, onion, undrained stewed
tomatoes, and Cheddar cheese. Pour mushroom soup over top. Mix well to
combine. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours. Mix well before
serving.
This recipe yields ?? servings.
HINT: 2 cups uncooked macaroni usually cooks to about 3 cups.


Source:
"Southern U.S. Cuisine (crockpot collection) at
http://southernfood.about.com"
S(Formatted for MC5):
"08-03-1999 by Joe Comiskey - "




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Per serving: 607 Calories (kcal); 3g Total Fat; (4% calories from fat);
20g
Protein; 122g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 5mg Sodium
Food Exchanges: 7 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit;
0
Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates


Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Contributor: n/a

Yield: 0 servings

Preparation Time: 0:00



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Macaroni And Cheese

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3 cups cooked macaroni
1 tablespoon butter or margarine; melted
2 cups evaporated milk
3 cups shredded sharp process cheese
1/4 cup finely-chopped green pepper
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper

Toss macaroni with butter or margarine. Add remaining ingredients. Pour
into lightly greased crockpot. Cover and cook on HIGH 2 to 3 hours,
stirring once or twice.
This recipe yields ?? servings.


Source:
"Southern U.S. Cuisine (crockpot collection) at
http://southernfood.about.com"
S(Formatted for MC5):
"08-03-1999 by Joe Comiskey - "




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Per serving: 1386 Calories (kcal); 52g Total Fat; (34% calories from fat);
55g Protein; 173g Carbohydrate; 179mg Cholesterol; 2787mg Sodium
Food Exchanges: 7 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit;
9
1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates


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Contributor: n/a

Yield: 0 servings

Preparation Time: 0:00



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All Day Macaroni And Cheese (Ala Mr. Food)

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8 oz elbow macaroni, cooked and drained
1 can evaporated milk
1 1/2 cup 2% milk
2 eggs
4 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese, divi; ded
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Spray crockpot liner with nonstick vegetable cooking spray. Combine
cooked, drained macaroni, evaporated milk, regular milk, eggs, 3 cups
of the cheddar cheese, salt and pepper. Put into crockpot and top with
remining cup of cheddaar cheese.
Set cooker to low, cover and cook for 5 or 6 hours.

You can add your favorite seasonings or add-ins.

No nutritional information available.

FROM: The Mr. Food spot on our noon news program. Shown on 9/8/97.


Yield: 1 recipe



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Jean B. wrote on 17 Mar 2007 in rec.food.cooking

Jean B., thinking of a version that included chopped green
chiles...



* Exported from MasterCook *

Nacho Style Macaroni and Cheese

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 10 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cheese Ragú
Vegetarian

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 tablespoons 70% vegetable oil spread
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 1/2 cups skim milk
1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese (4 oz.)
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese (optional)
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
3 cups elbow macaroni (12 oz.) -- uncooked
1 4 1/2-ounce can chopped green chilies -- drained
1 14 1/2-ounce can Mexican-style stewed tomatoes -- drained
1 4-ounce jar pimento pieces -- drained
2 tablespoons chopped ripe olives (optional)

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. In medium saucepan over low heat, melt
vegetable oil spread; with whisk, gradually stir in flour. Cook 1 minute,
stirring constantly.

Gradually add milk; cook over medium heat, stirring frequently until
mixture boils. Remove from heat. Add cheeses, salt and pepper, stirring
until cheese melts and sauce is smooth.

Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions for 4 minutes;
drain. Stir together pasta, cheese sauce and remaining ingredients except
olives; spoon into 2-quart casserole. Bake covered, 20 minutes or until
hot; sprinkle with olives if desired.

Source:
"Ragú"
S(Internet address):
"http://www.eat.com/index.html"
T(Baking Time):
"0:20"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 229 Calories; 6g Fat (25.6%
calories from fat); 10g Protein; 32g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 13mg
Cholesterol; 216mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat;
1 Vegetable; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 1 Fat.


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"jmcquown" wrote in message
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
"JoeSpareBedroom"
:

"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
BookWight wrote:
Hi -

due to physical limitations, I can't stand in the kitchen for
long periods of time. Looking for a mac & cheese recipe that I
can just throw everything together & bake. Something in a
crockpot would be a bonus.

You could always get a decent high-level chair or bar-stool and
sit there while you cook.

Jill


Marry me. Seriously. I love your simple solutions. Your brains are
sexy. I want you. Bad.

I've got a kicking pic of her. Her bod is quite nice too. Not that
I'd be all that interested The chair/stool idea is pretty good.
I tend to complicate everything. Pre-cooked macaroni... indeed!

Michael

Michael, I'm blushing! What a sweet thing to say! And considering
my age and all... EBG

Jill

You wimmins are so confused about this age thing. It's tragic.

All I'm sayin' is what you see on magazine covers usually isn't close to
50,
more like 15. LOL I really have no problem with my age. The old adage
you're not getting older, you're getting better couldn't be more true!
Women are (or should consider themselves to be) like fine wine. We only
improve with age (and a bit of wisdom, like sit down if you can't stand up
when you cook!) LOL


50. Yum. Pass the whipped cream, please.